About This Class

Welcome to "Whimsical Portraits in Watercolor" class! Whimsical portraits make great gifts, also, you can apply the skills learned in this class to a variety of creative fields : editorial and book illustration, branding, social media and advertising campaigns, stationery designs, custom and bridal portrait painting, etc.

In this class I will show you how to sketch the ideas, draw and paint whimsical portraits. During the class we will paint 3 types of portraits:

Profile view portrait

Front view portrait

Portrait from the back - great for social media messages)

Also, we will talk about how to transform a regular portrait into a whimsical one using the creative approach.

I am looking forward to seeing the whimsical portrait you will paint in this class.

Design Brief:
Paint you own magical portrait from any view you like, or all three kinds of portraits. Upload the result to the project gallery of the class, I will be happy to give you my feedback.
Below you will the list of supplies and reference pictures for inspiration.
I am looking forward to seeing your beautiful projects, x Irina.
SUPPLIES:
Watercolor Paper
Watercolor Paint (I use "White Nights" watercolor paints by Nevskaya Palitra color Red Ochre for skin tone)
Large soft round watercolor brush (#8-12)
Medium round watercolor brush (#4-6)
Pencil
Eraser
Tracing paper
Office or sketching paper
White gel pen, white ink or white gouache
Water
Paint palette
A dish to mix more color
Paper towel
Rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol the kind you can find at pharmacy)